Parenting Journal · Volume 1 · Issue 5 · Licensed source edition
Women workers’ rights and managers’ point of view: a qualitative approach to maternity leave and breastfeeding
Originally published 2026-07-06 · Cadernos de Saúde Pública
Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz · DOI 10.1590/0102-311XEN059025 ↗
Working-family evidence
Work, care and the whole person.
Examines how managers understand maternity rights and organize work around leave, making knowledge and shared planning part of maternal protection.
Directly examines work and family life, parenting, caregiving or employment policies for families.
Editorial reading guide · Collaboration
Does the manager understand the options well enough to plan with the parent?
Examines how managers understand maternity rights and organize work around leave, making knowledge and shared planning part of maternal protection.
Study context
Eight managers interviewed in Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil, in 2023.
Age / stage: Managers of pregnant and breastfeeding adult employees.
Read with three questions
- How did managers describe arrangements before leave and after return?
- Which incentives and support programs were poorly understood?
- How did compliance with the source-era leave rule differ from a broader breastfeeding-support strategy?
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Eight local manager interviews do not establish employee experience, prevalence or policy effectiveness; the legal descriptions reflect the source’s jurisdiction and period.
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Marília Neves Santos; Alanna Santos de Oliveira; Bruna Souza Pereira Fagundes; Ester William Ferreira; Gabriela Buccini; Leandro Alves Pereira; Luciana Saraiva da Silva; Vivian Mara Gonçalves de Oliveira Azevedo; Ana Elisa Madalena Rinaldi (2026). Women workers’ rights and managers’ point of view: a qualitative approach to maternity leave and breastfeeding Cadernos de Saúde Pública. https://doi.org/10.1590/0102-311XEN059025
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